Alfonso vs. Torres official, World Series of Fighting 6 lineup set with 10 bouts

The 10-bout lineup for this month’s “World Series of Fighting 6: Burkman vs. Carl” event is now complete with the official addition of a featherweight bout between Pablo Alfonso (8-5) and Miguel Torres (40-6).

Company officials recently confirmed the long-discussed matchup, which Torres initially announced via Facebook, will take place on the evening’s preliminary card.

“With our first-ever championship bout scheduled in the headlining bout of our Oct. 26 event, we were already excited about visiting BankUnited Center,” World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo stated. “But we had an opportunity to put together an intriguing matchup between Miguel Torres, who will compete at 145 pounds for the fight, and a very tough local fighter in Pablo Torres, who is excited to make a statement in what would be the biggest win of his career. It’s a fantastic addition to an already incredible lineup.”

Featuring a welterweight title fight, the first championship bout in the promotion’s history, between Josh Burkman and Steve Carl, “World Series of Fighting 6: Burkman vs. Carl” takes place Oct. 26 at BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla.

The Torres-Alfonso bout is part of the preliminary card, which will stream live at MMAjunkie.com. The evening’s four-fight main card airs on NBC Sports Network.

Torres, a former WEC bantamweight champion, has not fought since a loss in his WSOF debut in November 2012, which also was the promotion’s debut. He dropped a split decision to Marlon Moraes on that card, which was his first fight after a second release from the UFC.

Alfonso will be fighting in front of his home crowd near Miami. He has back-to-back first-round stoppage wins under the Championship Fighting Alliance banner, also at BankUnited Center. Those wins snapped a three-fight losing streak for the onetime Strikeforce fighter. Torres will be his most veteran opponent yet.

With the addition to the lineup, World Series of Fighting 6 now includes:

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